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Category Archives: Democracy
Tyranny of the Majority? More like Tyranny of the Minority
I want to first start this off by saying that this post isn’t about minority races or ethnic groups, this about the very small portion of Americans who control vast amounts of wealth and political power. This blog post is … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Tyranny of the Majority
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Federalist No. 10’s Legacy: The Rise of Partisan Antipathy and How It Is Controlled
“Lock her up”, “not my president”, “Hitlary”, “make Russia great again” “today’s illegals, tomorrow’s democrats”, and “Benedict Donald”. These are just a few attacks that circulated throughout the country during and after the 2016 presidential election. A 2014 Pew Research … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Federalist #10, Madison
Tagged Federalist, government, James Madison, politics
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Texans have a sense of community
At the end of August nobody could miss the terrible weather event that took place in Texas. This storm did a lot of damage in the region of Houston. Many pictures and videos of this disaster have been broadcast on … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Rand / Kemmis, Uncategorized
Tagged Community, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Storm, Texas, united
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How De-Federalizing Government Could End Partisan Gridlock and Save America from the Next Civil War
Americans live in a nation divided along party lines. Political polarization hasn’t been this extreme since the United States broke apart 150 years ago for the Civil War. This chart, drawing from a dataset of Congressional votes, tracks partisan polarization … Continue reading
Posted in Antifederalists, Democracy, Uncategorized
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The AZ Power Trip
As I am sure many of you have realized from our class discussions, I am a local/state political junkie. The decisions made by your local city council and or your state legislature have a more immediate, visible, and direct effect … Continue reading
Dear U.S. Attorneys, “You’re Fired!” Sincerely, President Trump
On Friday, the Trump administration told 46 United States attorneys to resign their posts and fired one of the 46 who refused to resign. The 46 were Obama appointees who were held over for the first month of the Trump … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy
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Trump and the Judges
Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a major blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda when they upheld a suspension of his controversial travel ban. Since the ruling, President Trump made his views widely known, calling the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Interpretation, Democracy, Judicial Review
Tagged current-events, Donald Trump, government, terrorism
5 Comments
The Freezing of American Democracy
When Things don’t Add Up In James Morone’s ‘The Democratic Wish’, he outlines a cycle for change occurring in American democracy. The cycle starts at a liberal political stalemate, moves to a popular response demanding action, creates new political institutions … Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, Democracy, Morone, The Democratic Wish
Tagged Discontent, government, polarization, society
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Would the Founding Fathers Build Trump’s Wall?
Donald Trump, along with Senator Bernie Sanders, has revolutionized the way we view politicians today. He says what is on his mind without having anyone make his message a bit sweeter or politically correct to the viewers. However, his message … Continue reading
Flaws Within Individualism
Sumner was a social Darwinist; Kanye West reinvents hip hop with just about everything he does; Ayn Rand is wrong. Continue reading